Fish lure



May 10, 1938. P. s. BEAR FISH LURE Filed July 9, 1936 Patented May 10, 1938 i v I UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE FISH LURE Paul s. Bear, Elkhart, Ind., assignor to James Heddons Sons, Dowagiac, Mich, a corporation. of Michigan i Application July 9, 1936, Serial No, 89,805 1 Claim. (Cl. 43-46) The present invention is directed toa bait body posed comprises a ground or base E which is formed of transparent or semi-transparent matetransparent or translucent in character, and rial such as pyralin or the like, which has interwhich may be either colored or colorless, through spersed therethrough flakes or patches of comwhich base are interspersed streaks or patches 5 pletely or partially opaque character, so that the F of totally or partially opaque material which is 5 resulting bait body will present a partially motinterspersed and partially and unevenly distribtled or clouded appearance which gives to the uted through the mass of material while in the bait body a distinctive character, which tends to plastic state, so that when the bait body is molded simulate more closely the bodily texture of a live to the intended form the opaque particles of ,ma-

minnow without the need for the application of terial will display themselves as streaks or patches 10 surface coloration such as scale finish, bright which extend wholly or partially through the wall colors r th lik thickness and present a cloudy or variegated color It is preferred to employ a bait body of hollow effect which stands in greater or less color conor shell like construction which affords a sealed trast to the transparent portions of the bait body.

interior which may be surrounded by walls whose In places, the opaque materials will emerge to 15 transparency or translucency is interrupted by the surface of the bait and recede therefrom in the presence of the opaque streaks or patches greater or less degree beneath the transparent which are interspersed more or less at random portions, so that where contrasting colors are through the substance of the walls, so that the employed between the transparent and opaque appearance presented by the bait is the resultant materials employed, as for instance brown for 20 of both reflected and transmitted light. The the transparent base and white for the opaque light reflected from the surface presents an impatches, the effect presented will be that of age which displays the contrast of colors between patches or streaks which at the surface will apthe transparent or translucent portions of the pear to be pure white, and more deeply within the bait and the mottled or cloudy portions, while wall will shade off under the brown color of the 5 the transmitted light passing through the entire transparent base, giving to the bait the clouded bait body tends to bring the opaque particles or or mottled appearance in question. patches more sharply into relief by giving to the The markings of the present bait are not orditransparent background a luminous quality which narily intended to follow any definite or precise would be absent if the bait merely displayed the pattern, but though appearing in haphazard ar- 80 effect of contrasting surface colors; This tends rangement nevertheless present a contrast bein a measure to simulate the appearance of an tween the transparent or luminous portions of actual minnow, w c frequently disp y a transthe bait and the opaque streaks or patches, which lucent body with the Opaq Skeletal S ructu give to the bait as a whole a peculiarly lifelike Standing in clearly defined relief Within the body appearance resembling to a marked degree the 5 of the minnow. contrasts in transparency and opacity observable The drawin o a much enlarged scale indiin the body of a live minnow. This method of cates one form for the embodiment. of the-present providing ariegated appearance furth m invention, in W i i is of advantage in that it eliminates the necessity Fi 1 is a Side elevatlon a hollow bait; for surface markings or finishes, and thus not 40 and i only simplifies the manufacture of the bait but Fig. 2 is a seiition taken (mime i also eliminates the possibility of injury which through. might occur to a surface finish.

The bait comprises an elongated hollow body I claim; A of pyralin or other transparent or seim-trans- An artificial lure adapted to be completely parent material, which is closed at forward submerged when in use and having an undecoend y a cap plug 3 of like mammal, which rated body surface and a hook connected thereto, furnishes a Point of aitachmenifm an eye said body comprising a translucent partially a the bait body the opposlte P has opaque material with the opaque portions thereof tached thereto a gang hook It W111 be under incorporated therein and cooperating with adja- 50 stood that the ba bodyland the arrangement of cent portions of the body to produce by the pasthe ho s y be of y s a formation. and sage of light through the body at various places that t Present drawing s S p y intended 150 a mottled surface appearance corresponding subdisplay a simplified construction for the purpose stantially to that of a live minnow submerged in of illustrating the principles of the present invenwater. 55

tion. PAUL s. BEAR.

The material of which the bait body is com- 

